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Microsoft Launches New Web Search Feature

Aired January 26, 2004 - 06:17   ET

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FREDRICKA WHITFIELD, CNN ANCHOR: Well time for a little 'Business Buzz.' Microsoft wants you to forget about Google.
Carrie Lee has the story from the Nasdaq market site in Times Square -- Carrie.

CARRIE LEE, CNN FINANCIAL NEWS CORRESPONDENT: Thank you, Fredricka.

That's right, sometime this year, Microsoft is going to introduce a new Web search feature to help it play catch up with Google in a crucial area of Internet commerce. "The Wall Street Journal" today reporting that Microsoft is going to start offering MSN Online customers a software toolbar for searching the Web using key words and phrases.

The software mimics similar offerings from rivals Yahoo! and Google. It's a critical part of Microsoft's plan to launch its own Internet search service later this year. The idea here, Microsoft wants to pull millions of Internet users to its search technology and then in turn, to other Microsoft services and online advertisers.

These types of services can give a company crucial information about how people conduct Web searches and then you can do things like custom tailor shopping and other rather sophisticated devices. So this is part of Microsoft's plan.

Separately, Bill Gates is set to be knighted, to receive an honorary knighthood recognizing his contribution to enterprise in Britain. Now since he is not a British citizen, he won't be able to add the name sir to his name. He will be able to use the letters KBE, of course standing for Knight Commander of the British Empire, after his name.

WHITFIELD: That sounds fun.

LEE: Finally -- well, it's still a rather important title. And we're not sure when that's going to happen, but that's set to happen a little bit down the road, a mutually convenient date.

WHITFIELD: OK, folks want to be a knight just because they want to be called sir. All right.

LEE: Well I guess you -- KBE is not a bad title, by the way.

WHITFIELD: Not bad at all, it could be worse.

All right, thanks a lot, Carrie.

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Aired January 26, 2004 - 06:17   ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
FREDRICKA WHITFIELD, CNN ANCHOR: Well time for a little 'Business Buzz.' Microsoft wants you to forget about Google.
Carrie Lee has the story from the Nasdaq market site in Times Square -- Carrie.

CARRIE LEE, CNN FINANCIAL NEWS CORRESPONDENT: Thank you, Fredricka.

That's right, sometime this year, Microsoft is going to introduce a new Web search feature to help it play catch up with Google in a crucial area of Internet commerce. "The Wall Street Journal" today reporting that Microsoft is going to start offering MSN Online customers a software toolbar for searching the Web using key words and phrases.

The software mimics similar offerings from rivals Yahoo! and Google. It's a critical part of Microsoft's plan to launch its own Internet search service later this year. The idea here, Microsoft wants to pull millions of Internet users to its search technology and then in turn, to other Microsoft services and online advertisers.

These types of services can give a company crucial information about how people conduct Web searches and then you can do things like custom tailor shopping and other rather sophisticated devices. So this is part of Microsoft's plan.

Separately, Bill Gates is set to be knighted, to receive an honorary knighthood recognizing his contribution to enterprise in Britain. Now since he is not a British citizen, he won't be able to add the name sir to his name. He will be able to use the letters KBE, of course standing for Knight Commander of the British Empire, after his name.

WHITFIELD: That sounds fun.

LEE: Finally -- well, it's still a rather important title. And we're not sure when that's going to happen, but that's set to happen a little bit down the road, a mutually convenient date.

WHITFIELD: OK, folks want to be a knight just because they want to be called sir. All right.

LEE: Well I guess you -- KBE is not a bad title, by the way.

WHITFIELD: Not bad at all, it could be worse.

All right, thanks a lot, Carrie.

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